Pocket-protector



(No Model.)

- J. W. PARMLEY.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH WV. PARMLEY, OF IPSWICH, SOUTH DAKOTA.

POCKET-PRO TECTO R.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486,352, dated November 15, 1892.

Application filed January 12, 1892- Serial No. 417,844- CNo model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. PARMLEY,

Y acitizen of the United States, residing at Ipsclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of my invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to devices for holding in a closed position the contents of garmentpockets, particularly coat and vest pockets,

and the objects in view are to produce a cheap and simple device adapted to be readily attached to and conveniently worn in any ordinary pocket, and which will prevent the contents of the pocket from slipping or falling therefrom, regardless of the position assumed by the wearer, which is invisible, and which, while offering an obstruction to the accidental slipping out of articles placed in the pocket, yet will offer no resistance to their ready insertion into the pocket.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pocket-protector constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same, the section being taken at one side of the spreading device. Fig. 3 is a similar view taken centrally through the spreading device. Fig. 4 is a detail of the spreading device. Fig. 5 is a detail of the spring-frame.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a steel or brass spring-wire blank or section of suitable length and gage, and the same is curved, as shown in Fig. 5. Nearits ends the blank is bent outwardly upon itself at 2, forming a pair of opposite hooks 3, which near their extremities contact with the main portion of the wire blank, as indicated at 4, and at their extremities are outwardly bent and reduced to form points 5.

6 designates an ordinary fiat rubber band, and the same is sprung over the spring-wire frame or blank, which latter is bowed into U- shaped form and is maintained in such conways between the bends 4 and the wire frame,

and the rubber band slipped up, so as to be inclosed by the hooks 3. WVhen the terminals of the hooks are released after the insertion of the band, they spring back to their former position, as shown in Fig.1, bear upon the band, and snugly clamp the latter between themselves and the wire frame.

7 designates a flat piece of thin sheet-steel, which before bending is oblong, and the same is split or slit from one end to a point near its lower end, thus forming opposite terminals or bifurcations 8. These terminals are bent away from each other or diverged, so that the device when Viewed at its edges has the general appearance of the letter Y. The terminals midway their length are each bent outwardly, so as to form tongues 9, each extending downwardly at the outer side of a bifurcation and near its extremity being slightly inwardly bent. This spreading device has its lower shank end passed downwardly between the opposite sides of the band, the sides being confined or clamped by the tongues against the outer sides of the terminals 8. As

shown, the interposition of this spreading device serves to spread the upper edges of the rubber band, while the lower edges are permitted to remain in contact, such contact being increased by the tension under which the band is placed by the resiliency of the spring 1 by the shape given the spreading device.

. By such spreading it will be seen that the upper edge of the band constitutes a flared mouth, into which such articles as lead-pencils, pens, 820., may be readily inserted and will be lightly clamped by the lower end 0 the band.

In applying the device toapocketitis simply necessary to compress the two terminals of the U -shaped frame, so as to insert the same downwardlyinto the pocket-opening and subsequently release the frame, the same automatically spreading and forcing its points 5 through the fabric or lining of the pocket, whereby it is prevented from becoming accidentally detached and yet may be readily removed by a compressing of the frame and a withdrawal thereof.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen thatI have provided a pocket safety attachment of cheap and simple construction that may be readily inserted into, will interlock with, or may be withdrawn from the pocket, which is so constructed as to lightly retain any article inserted therein against accidental removal, and yet will readily permit of an intended Withdrawal of such articles or insertion of the same. If, perchance, in introducing the article into the pocket it should pass to one side of the rubber band instead of between the opposite sides thereof, the upper edge of the band, which flares outwardly, will serve to clamp the article against the edge of the pocket-opening, so that the article is still retained with sufficient security to prevent accidental removal.

Having described the invention, What I claim is- 1. The herein-described pocket safety attachtnent, the same consisting of the bowed spring-frame bent to U-shape form, having its ends outwardly bent to form hooks which contact with the frame below its bends and terminate in outwardly-bent pointed extremities, and the rubber band sprung over the frame and connecting the hooks and clamped between the hooked portions and the frame, substantially as specified.

2. The herein-described pocket safety attachment, the same consisting of the U shaped spring-frame, the rubber band connecting the terminals of the same, and a spreading device inserted between the opposite sides of the band and serving to open the upper edges thereof, so as to form a flared receiving-mouth, substantially as specified.

3. The herein-described safety pocket attachment, the same consisting'of the U shaped wire frame, the rubber band sprung over the terminals thereof, and a Y-shaped spreader formed of sheet metal, inserted between the opposite sidesof the band and having tongues, said tongues engaging the opposite sides of l the band and clamping the same against the terminals, substantially as specified.

J. V. PARMLEY. Witnesses:

W. A. HAMILTON, J. H. HUGHES. 

